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MSX Drops 21 Points

Muscat: Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) 30 Index closed today at 7,580.14 points, down 23.1 points, or 0.30 percent, compared with the previous trading session, when it stood at 7,603.23 points.

According to Oman News Agency, the trading value reached RO 31,829,378, declining 34.2 percent compared with the previous trading session, which recorded RO 48,362,295. The report issued by Muscat Stock Exchange indicated that market capitalization decreased by 0.119 percent compared with the previous trading day, reaching approximately RO 39.35 billion.

The value of non-Omani purchases on the exchange amounted to RO 6,025,000, representing 18.93 percent, while the value of non-Omani sales reached RO 4,866,000, or 15.29 percent. Net non-Omani investment went up by RO 1,159,000, or 3.64 percent.